North Korea

Fear. Worry. Love. That’s what the citizens of the hermit kingdom that is North Korea feel. They fear for their lives, they worry for their loved ones, but they love the chains that bind them. Their captor is their ‘savior’. North Korea is the closest thing to a dystopian society Earth has to offer right now. It’s closed off from the rest of the world besides a small outlet into China for trade for without that trade it would fall to ruins. The government in Anthem is its parallel.The novel…

Kim Jong Un is the ruler of North Korea, one of the most isolated yet, well known unpredictable countries in the world .Kim Jong Un known for running a strict empire, and his ruthless control of his people. Their government is not only a dangerous environment for its people, but for the whole world. Its actions have had an anything but positive impact on North Korea, especially with their nuclear testing and its shelling of Yeonpyeong Island , it has caused them to have tension with other…

In the article entitled “We grow as we learn: Youth indoctrination in North Korea”, Niki O’Brien talks about how indoctrination of future generations is embedded at a young age in education, music, and everyday life in North Korea. O’Brien mentioned how education is a huge and very vital factor in contributing in an effective systematic indoctrination. In school, children are taught that South Korea was the aggressor of the Korean War and that the Americans were their enemies. 1 Students…

Informative Writing #1: US/ North Korea Relationship Ever since around the time of World War II, the relationship between the US and North Korea has been very complicated. Most recently, it has been centered around building and delivery of nuclear bombs. Over time the strained relationship has grown to include human rights and power within the region. After WWII North and South Korea were divided at the 38th parallel. The Soviet Union occupied the northern half and the United States occupied…

"If you look at satellite photographs of the Far East by night, you'll see a large splotch curiously lacking in light” (p. 3). Nothing to envy: Ordinary Lives in North Korea, by Barbara Demick is a unique heartrending book based on the experiences of six North Koreans or defectors over the course of fifteen years. Over the course of this time, the defectors she chose to interview experienced the death of Kim II-Sung, the rise of his son Kim Jong-II to power, and a demoralizing scarcity that…

In the narrative entitled, Nothing to Envy: Ordinary Lives in North Korea, Barbara Demick focused on the fact that Chang-bo did not feel that the people in the government of the dictatorship were truthful, fair, or kind to the citizens. It also mentioned the consequences of the words that were spoken by him. On the other hand, his wife, Mrs. Song, felt as if the ways of the government were sufficient for the society, and that the officials in the government of the dictatorship were not being…

Chromite Korea is one of the oldest countries in the world bordered by China to its north. In 1882 Korea and the United States signed a trade agreement and the king of Korea said “We feel that America is to us as our Elder Brother” (Rice 12). Later, Japan controlled the Korean peninsula and used it to invade Manchuria. After Japan attacked the U.S at Pearl Harbor in 1941 America entered World War II. After World War II, Japan no longer controlled Korea. The Soviet Union controlled the area north…

need to understand exactly why North Korea dislikes the United States so much. On June 25th, 1950 a war began on the 38th parallel. The war broke out when North Korean troops began a carefully coordinated attack on South Korea. When this occurred president Harry S. Truman quickly got U.S. troops involved in the situation. In fear of another country being lost to communism the United States committed a war crime which is one of plenty of reasons that makes North Korea hate the United States.…

Today in the Democratic People's Republic of Korea, or North Korea, many citizens face a difficult challenge of staying alive due to their living conditions. They are constantly in a fight against starvation and some are unable to continue. The Korean government, however, neglects its duties by making nuclear weapons instead of feeding its people. The country is currently in a downward spiral, with a collapsed economy and economic isolation from the rest of the world but just manages to stay…

of government. One of the largest and best example of propaganda is that of North Korea. North Korea is run by a dictatorship government, in which one man has all the power. The people of North Korea do not have access to the outside world and live in dire conditions due to the fact that not enough funds are going to the people and are staying with the higher ups. Recently, many sanctions have been placed against North Korea since they are spending a lot of money into nuclear weapons which is…